Plymouth County Biographies



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Dr. Samuel Seabury

Dr. Samuel Seabury was an early physician in Duxbury. Baas' "History of Medicine" refers to him as having died in 1680, leaving an estate as follows:

Nicholas Culpeppier Practice of Physic 1.4 s. o p
Nicholas Culpeppier Anatomy 3 s
Reed's Practice of Surgery 1 s. 6 p
Physician's Practice 1 s
Latin Herbal 1.10 s
Art of Distillation, by Jno. French 2 s
Surgical Instruments 12 s
Antimonial Cup 5 s

Source: "History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable Counties Massachusetts; Volume I" by Elroy S. Thompson. Pub. 1928. Page 120

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